List of endemic species of Taiwan

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The endemic species of Taiwan are organisms that are endemic to the island of Taiwan – that is, they naturally occur nowhere else on Earth. Percentages of endemic species and subspecies in selected animal groups in Taiwan:

Category Total species Endemic species (& ssp.) Percentages
Mammals 70 45 64%
Birds 450 84 19%
Reptiles 85 27 32%
Amphibians 37 17 46%
Freshwater fish 220 36 16%
Butterflies 400 50 13%
Total 1,257 252 20%

Percentages of endemic plants of all living species in Taiwan.[1]

Category Total (native) species Endemic species (& ssp.) Percentages
Pteridophytes 629 72 11%
Gymnosperms 28 18 64%
Dicotyledons 2,410 750 31%
Monocotyledons 1,010 227 23%
Total 4,077 1,067 26%

Endemic fauna

Endemic mammals

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Formosan serow
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Formosan macaque

Endemic birds

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Taiwan blue magpie
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Taiwan whistling thrush
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Mikado pheasant

32 endemic bird species and another 52 endemic subspecies of Taiwan have been identified (out of a total of 686 bird species). The thirty-two endemic species make up about 4.6% of all birds living in Taiwan.

Endemic reptiles

Endemic amphibians

Endemic freshwater fishes

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Formosan landlocked salmon

Endemic flora

Taiwan is home to several hundred endemic plant species and subspecies, including four endemic genera – Conjugatovarium, Kudoacanthus, Shaolinchiana, and Tangshuia. Plants are sorted by family.[3]

Acanthaceae

Actinidiaceae

Amaranthaceae

Amaryllidaceae

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Aquifoliaceae

Araceae

Araliaceae

Arecaceae

Aristolochiaceae

Asparagaceae

Aspleniaceae

Asteraceae

Balsaminaceae

Begoniaceae

Berberidaceae

Betulaceae

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

Buxaceae

Campanulaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Caryophyllaceae

Celastraceae

Clusiaceae

Colchicaceae

Commelinaceae

Convolvulaceae

Crassulaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Cupressaceae

Cyatheaceae

Cyperaceae

Daphniphyllaceae

Dioscoreaceae

Ebenaceae

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeocarpaceae

Ericaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Fagaceae

Gentianaceae

Geraniaceae

Gesneriaceae

Gleicheniaceae

Grossulariaceae

Hydrangeaceae

Hymenophyllaceae

Hypericaceae

Iridaceae

Isoetaceae

  • Isoetes taiwanensis De Vol
    • Isoetes taiwanensis var. kinmenensis F.Y.Lu, H.H.Chen & Y.L.Hsueh
    • Isoetes taiwanensis var. taiwanensis

Iteaceae

Juncaceae

Lamiaceae

Lardizabalaceae

Lauraceae

Liliaceae

Linderniaceae

Loranthaceae

Lycopodiaceae

Lythraceae

Magnoliaceae

Malvaceae

Marrataceae

Mazaceae

Melanthiaceae

Melastomataceae

Meliaceae

Menispermaceae

Mitrastemonaceae

Moraceae

Musaceae

Myrtaceae

Nyctaginaceae

Oleaceae

Onagraceae

Orchidaceae

Orobanchaceae

Oxalidaceae

Papaveraceae

Pentaphylacaceae

Phyllanthaceae

Pinaceae

Piperaceae

Pittosporaceae

Plantaginaceae

Plumbaginaceae

Poaceae

Podocarpaceae

Polygalaceae

Polygonaceae

Polypodiaceae

Primulaceae

Proteaceae

Pteridaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rhamnaceae

Rosaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

Sabiaceae

Salicaceae

Santalaceae

Sapindaceae

Saxifragaceae

Schisandraceae

Scrophulariaceae

Selaginellaceae

Simaroubaceae

Smilacaceae

Solanaceae

Staphyleaceae

Styracaceae

Symplocaceae

Taxaceae

Theaceae

Thymelaeaceae

Ulmaceae

Urticaceae

Viburnaceae

Violaceae

Vitaceae

Xyridaceae

Zingiberaceae

Cultivated crops endemic to Taiwan

See also

References

  1. Hsieh, Chang-Fu (2002). "Composition, endemism and phytogeographical affinities of the Taiwan Flora". Taiwania. 47 (4): 298–310. doi:10.6165/tai.2002.47(4).298.
  2. Neosalanx acuticeps
  3. Endemic plants of Taiwan, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) checklist builder. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

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